Question for Speaker John Boehner: Are you better off than you were a month ago? Yes, yes, yes. Finally, the conditions are ripe for a duffer with a year-round tan, a pack of smokes and a glass of Merlot to do some business. Boehner bought himself a big, soft cushion of votes for the next Congress, raising $100 million and campaigning across the country to elect pragmatists who could make him a historic speaker. Before that, he was on his way to being the least productive speaker in modern times with the fewest pieces of legislation signed into law. Before him now lies a shot at fulfilling his dream of greatness. And with the re-election of Mitch McConnell, the Senate's new majority...

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